Socioeconomic differences in nitrogen dioxide ambient air pollution exposure among children in the three largest Canadian cities

Health Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 3-9

  Pinault, Lauren ^a   Crouse, Daniel ^b   Jerrett, Michael ^c   Brauer, Michael ^d   Tjepkema, Michael ^a  

^a Health Analysis Division at Statistics Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Environmental health; Income quintile; Nitrogen dioxide

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ANCESTRY GROUP; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CHILD; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; ONTARIO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUEBEC; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ONTARIO; QUEBEC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85009813173     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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